Proverbial Wisdom

Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.

247. Let’s fear no storm before we feel a show’r.

Michael Drayton (1563-1631)

The Baron’s Wars, Bk III, LV

248. They only have lived long, who have lived virtuously.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)

Pizarro (Alonzo), Act IV, Scene I

249. Trust not him that hath once broken faith.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VI, Pt III (Queen Elizabeth),
Act IV, Scene IV

250. Practise what you preach.

Edward Young (1683-1765)

Love of Fame, Sat. III, line 48

251. They stumble, that run fast.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Friar Laurence), Act II,
Scene III

252. Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830)

Political Essays, On the Clerical Character